The Barrier River is a river in the

Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Aspiring National Park is in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, north of Fiordland National Park, situated in Otago and Westland regions. The park forms part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. Geography Establis ...

in northern Southland,

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. It is a tributary of the

Pyke River The Pyke River is a river in the south west of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally south into Lake Wilmot then Lake Alabaster, before becoming a tributary of the Hollyford River. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a li ...

, which it enters about south of

Lake Wilmot A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

. The Barrier River is fed by three glaciers and ice fields: * Demon Gap Icefall (North Branch) * Silver Glacier (via Silver Stream, between the branches) * Barrier Ice Stream (South Branch)

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Rivers of Southland, New Zealand Mount Aspiring National Park Rivers of New Zealand {{Southland-river-stub